Taking an anthropological perspective, this comprehensive book
offers a highly readable and concise overview of what constitutes
gender violence, its social context, and important directions in
intervention and reform.
* Uses stories, personal accounts, case studies and a global
perspective to provide a vivid and engaging portrait of forms of
violence in gendered relationships
* Extensively covers many forms of gender violence including
domestic violence, rape, murder, wartime sexual assault, prison and
police violence, female genital cutting, dowry murders, female
infanticide, ‘honor’ killings, and sex trafficking
* Examines major approaches to diminishing gender violence such
as criminalization, batterer retraining programs, and human rights
interventions
* Highlights the role of social movements in defining the problem
and mobilizing reforms in the US and internationally
Tabella dei contenuti
Preface vi
1 Introduction 1
2 Gender Violence and Social Movements 25
3 Punishment, Safety, and Reform: Interventions in Domestic
Violence 48
4 Gender Violence as a Human Rights Violation 77
5 Poverty, Racism, and Migration 102
6 Violent ‘Cultural’ Practices in the Family 127
7 Women and Armed Confl ict 156
8 Conclusions 179
References 187
Index 207
Circa l’autore
Sally Engle Merry is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Law and Society Program at New York University. Her recent books include Human Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International Law into Local Justice (2006), and The Practice of Human Rights: Tracking Law between the Local and the Global, (co-edited with Mark Goodale; 2007). She is past president of the Law and Society Association and the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology.
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